Heading into the woods! (Hitchcock Woods!)

Aiken loves horses, history and Hitchcock Woods!  If you are a frequent visitor to my blog,
you have seen a few posts about our beloved Hitchcock Woods.  
Here is a picture of a horse crossing on Whiskey Road.  These riders are crossing to an entrance into the woods.  
The button to make the light change is posted high on a pole so a rider can easily access it from horseback.  

Come check out Aiken, a little horse town with lots of charactor!

    

POSTED BY

Kara Casamassina, Carolina Real Estate Company, Downtown Aiken SC.

Thanks for stopping by - come back again!  give me a call if I can be of any assistance with your Aiken area property search.

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I wasn't born here but Aiken feels like home. Come see for yourself!   What are you waiting for?!!

Give us a call when you're ready to call Aiken home, too!

Carolina Real Estate Company

333 Park Avenue SW - Aiken SC. 29801.

803.648.8660

Melissa Major, Broker-In-Charge

www.CarolinaHorseProperties.com

visit us on Facebook :)

Snow?! I moved south to get away from snow!

Every once in awhile we get a freak snowstorm down here in the sunny south.  We're in the middle of a storm right now.   Currently it is freezing rain, but snow is expected - up to 3" in some areas! That is a lot of snow for down here!  Everyone be careful out there.  If you don't have to go out - don't! 

Happy Snow Day! (if we do have a snow day, I'll post some pictures tomorrow)

Thanks for stopping by,

Kara

William "Refrigerator" Perry honored by City of Aiken

My daughter and I were at the Aiken City Council meeting last night, and our hometown celebrity William 'Refrigerator" Perry was in attendance!  The City was honoring him for his recent vote into the SC Football Hall of Fame.      Here he is, #72, with some of his family members :)

I didn't get a chance to speak with William, I wonder if he remembers me.  Years ago I worked part-time at the local grocery store (Bi-Lo) where he was a regular customer.  I'm definitely a fan of his!  We were on a first name basis back then and spoke all the time at the store. I even bumped into him at the airport one time and he said hi.  I haven't seen him since I worked at the store.  It was nice to see him last night, even if we didn't get to speak.  

Another reason to live in Aiken, you never know who you will bump into at the grocery store :)

POSTED BY

Kara Casamassina, Carolina Real Estate Company, Downtown Aiken SC.

Thanks for stopping by - come back again!  give me a call if I can be of any assistance with your Aiken area property search.

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I wasn't born here but Aiken feels like home. Come see for yourself!   What are you waiting for?!!

Give us a call when you're ready to call Aiken home, too!

Carolina Real Estate Company

333 Park Avenue SW - Aiken SC. 29801.

803.648.8660

Melissa Major, Broker-In-Charge

www.CarolinaHorseProperties.com

visit us on Facebook :)

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Heading into the woods! (Hitchcock Woods !)

Aiken loves horses, history and Hitchcock Woods!  If you are a frequent visitor to my blog,  you have 

seen a few posts about our beloved Hitchcock Woods.   Here is a picture of a horse crossing on Whiskey Road.  

These riders are crossing to an entrance into the woods.   The button to make the light change is posted 

high on a pole so a rider can easily access it from horseback.  

Come check out Aiken, a little horse town with lots of charactor!

    

POSTED BY

Kara Casamassina, Carolina Real Estate Company, Downtown Aiken SC.

Thanks for stopping by - come back again!  give me a call if I can be of any assistance with your Aiken area property search.

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I wasn't born here but Aiken feels like home. Come see for yourself!   What are you waiting for?!!

Give us a call when you're ready to call Aiken home, too!

                     Carolina Real Estate Company

333 Park Avenue SW - Aiken SC. 29801.

803.648.8660

Melissa Major, Broker-In-Charge

www.CarolinaHorseProperties.com

visit us on Facebook :)

Don't forget - Thanksgiving morning in Downtown Aiken!

So much to do on Thanksgiving Day in Downtown Aiken, South Carolina.   Start your morning with Bloodies & Bagels, mix and mingle with the Aiken Land Conservancy members, maybe even become a member yourself!  Enjoy the bagels with all the schmeers, and bloodies to get your morning started.
THEN>>>>>>>.....  walk down into Hitchcock Woods, and join the crowd at Memorial Gate (it's about a 1/2 mile walk, be prepared!)   Aiken Hounds has their annual 'Blessing of the Hounds' on Thanksgiving morning.   This year will be the 100th anniversary of Aiken Hounds!  We are blessed to have Hitchcock Woods, it is absolutely a stunning piece of nature right in the middle of town.  One of our nations LARGEST urban forests!  Check it out sometime:  www.hitchcockwoods.org 
After The Blessing, stroll to The Alley, Downtown and join the community for One Table, Thanksgiving Dinner.  

Here's a few pictures from last years blessing, I'm looking forward to this year.
 hounds waiting
                                                                      Aiken Hounds foxhunters ready

 the littlest foxhunter :)
                           

Thanks for stopping by - come back again!  give me a call if I can be of any assistance with your Aiken area property search.

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I wasn't born here but Aiken feels like home. Come see for yourself!   What are you waiting for?!!

Give us a call when you're ready to call Aiken home, too!

Carolina Real Estate Company

Melissa Major, BIC

333 Park Avenue SW - Aiken SC. 29801.

803.648.8660

www.CarolinaHorseProperties.com

visit us on Facebook :)

- See more at: http://activerain.com/blogs/kara803#sthash.WFHehjO2.dpuf

A cool app for great gift ideas!

I'm so excited about this app I found on my phone.  It's called 'Sketch Guru' and it is the best!    I love the idea of taking photographs and turning them into a sketch.  I was actually looking to commission a local artist to create a sketch for me, as a gift for someone.  

I found this app and now I can be the artist myself!

Here's an example of what the app can do.

Start with a picture already on your phone, or take a picture

 start with this, 

                                                                      and end up with this   

this is the default setting for pencil sketch, there are about 16 different sketch options, including color pencil, crayon, watercolor, and a bunch more!  It's really cool.     I'm going to use a few photos from around town and use the color pencil option and hang them in my office.   

Here's one that I will use for sure:

Farmers and Merchants Bank Building, Downtown Aiken, SC

Framed prints are cool gifts, and Christmas is right around the corner!   You could create a sketch of someones home, office, children, pets, car.....   you can then use the sketch to either give a framed print, or create a photo gift of another kind, I'm thinking coasters, coffee mugs, playing cards, note cards....  so many possibilities!  Have fun with it.  

Thanks for stopping by - come back again!  give me a call if I can be of any assistance with your Aiken area property search.
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I wasn't born here but Aiken feels like home. Come see for yourself!   What are you waiting for?!!

Give us a call when you're ready to call Aiken home, too!

Carolina Real Estate Company

Melissa Major, BIC
333 Park Avenue SW - Aiken SC. 29801.
803.648.8660

www.CarolinaHorseProperties.com

visit us on Facebook :)

Downtown Aiken SC Tribute to William Aiken Sr

                                      

It all began with the train!  Here is a plaque located downtown on Newberry Street near the fountain, and there is a statue of Mr. Aiken there, too.   Here are some pictures of the fountain and the statue.  This section of Newberry Street is off The Alley and is part of our festival block.  A majority of downtown festivals and events are located on this block! 

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I heard that he (Aiken) fell in love and the girls father said that if Aiken brought the train through there he could court his daughter.... he brought the train, and the rest is history!  :) 

                                  a close up of the pocketwatch in his hand.

I hope you enjoyed the pictures and story of Mr. Aiken, and how Aiken got it's start! It's a great little city, you should visit sometime. 

Thanks for stopping by - come back again!  give me a call if I can be of any assistance with your Aiken area property search.
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I wasn't born here but Aiken feels like home. Come see for yourself!   What are you waiting for?!!

Give us a call when you're ready to call Aiken home, too!

Carolina Real Estate Company

Melissa Major, BIC
333 Park Avenue SW - Aiken SC. 29801.
803.648.8660

www.CarolinaHorseProperties.com

visit us on Facebook :)